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The City has installed an
important new public artwork
in a Surry Hills laneway.
“Lamp for Mary” is a stunning pink
street light in Mary’s Place, off Bourke
Street, where a woman named Mary
was brutally assaulted 15 years ago.
Internationally renowned cultural
commentator and poet Professor
Michael Taussig worked with the local
community to develop a poem to
complete the artwork. It reads: “This
isalanewithanameandalampin
memory of the woman who survived
being beaten and raped here. She
happened to be lesbian. When
the sun sets this lamp keeps vigil
along with you who read this in
silent meditation.”
The poem was installed by Sydney
ar tist Mikala Dwyer in bright pink
letters on the brick wall next to
the lamp. A plaque reflecting the
community’s desire for action
against homophobic violence will
also be added.
Violence against women is a crime
that sadly happens far too often in
our society. This impor tant artwork
pays tribute to all women who have
experienced violence.
Lamp for Mary is an impor tant sign
of hope. As it watches over Mary’s
Place, it lights the way forward for
equal rights for gay,
lesbian, bisexual
and transgendered
communities in Sydney,
and across the world.
Why price
carbon?
Climate change is real, it’s
happening fast and if the
temperature rises any more
than two degrees our planet
risks tipping into catastrophic
climate change – so concludes
a Federal Government Climate
Commission review of the
science.
The Federal Government’s plan
to tackle this problem with a price
on carbon from July next year
will suppor t the City’s ambitious
target of cutting greenhouse gas
emissions 70 per cent by 2030
(on 2006 levels) – a target we’re
already delivering on.
Clover Moore MP
Lord Mayor